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# Astronomy Engine examples in Python
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### [Culmination](culminate.py)
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Finds when the Sun, Moon, and planets reach their highest position in the sky on a given date,
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as seen by an observer at a specified location on the Earth.
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Culmination is also the moment a body crosses the *meridian*, the imaginary semicircle
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in the sky that passes from due north on the horizon, through the zenith (straight up),
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and then toward due south on the horizon.
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### [Horizon Intersection](horizon.py)
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This is a more advanced example. It shows how to use coordinate
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transforms to find where the ecliptic intersects with an observer's
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horizon at a given date and time.
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### [Lunar Eclipse](lunar_eclipse.py)
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Calculates details about the first 10 partial/total lunar eclipses
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after the given date and time.
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### [Moon Phase Calculator](moonphase.py)
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This example shows how to determine the Moon's current phase,
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and how to predict when the next few quarter phases will occur.
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### [Positions](positions.py)
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Calculates equatorial and horizontal coordinates of the Sun, Moon, and planets.
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### [Rise/Set](riseset.py)
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Shows how to calculate sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset times.
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### [Seasons](seasons.py)
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Calculates the equinoxes and solstices for a given calendar year.
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# [API Reference](../../source/python/)
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Complete documentation for all the functions and types available
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in the Python version of Astronomy Engine.
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